CFP: [General] Watermark CSULB Journal

full name / name of organization:

Jessica Drawbond

contact email:

editor@watermarkjournal.com

Watermark, an annual scholarly journal published by graduate students inthe Department of English at California State University, Long Beach, isnow seeking papers for the third volume to be published in May 2009.Watermark is dedicated to publishing original critical and theoreticalpapers concerned with literature of all genres and periods, as well aspapers representing current issues in the fields of rhetoric andcomposition. As this journal is intended to provide a forum for emergingvoices, only student work will be considered.

Possible essay topics may include, but are not limited to:

- Gender, cultural, racial, and economic borders and transitions- Digital rhetoric in the media age- Reconsidering regional and/or sentimental literature- The construction of minimalism- (Re)configuring the colonial experience- Dissident ideas and official voices- Issues of identity, discipline, and excess- The new ethnicity of pastiche

The deadline for submissions is February 13, 2009.

All submissions should include a cover letter that includes your name,phone number, email address, and the title of your essay or book review.All submissions should be approximately 10-15 pages and must be typed inMLA format with a standard 12 pt font. Please do not include your name onthe essay itself as it will be reviewed by a blind peer-review panel.Submissions will not be returned.